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A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class. The new material could lead to smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics, as well as more efficient solar cells. The discovery is being published today in Nature Communications, anopen access journal that publishes high-quality research...

With the increase of Internet of Things (IoT) devices comes an increased risk of cyberattacks. Last October, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that infected IoT devices took much of the U.S. East Coast offline for hours. Anything connected to the internet could be at risk of an attack, so it’s critical to monitor activity. Applying security analytics...

The high wall between physical and cyber-security was a recurring theme at this year's Security and Counter Terror Expo at London's Olympia centre provided delegates from all over the security industry with one dedicated stream of talks on cyber security and three others in which the topic figured heavily. There was one particular theme which figured heavily at the...

A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a new nanoscale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class. They say the new material could lead to smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics, as well as more efficient solar cells. The discovery is reported in Nature Communications -  'Wide Bandgap BaSnO3 Films with Room...

If your Maytag dryer not drying clothes all the way, the problem could be with your Maytag dryer moisture sensor. The purpose of the moisture sensor is to monitor the remaining moisture in your clothes and adjust the drying cycle if need be. When it’s working properly, this hopefully prevents the under (or over) drying of your clothes. Here’s...

Some weird stuff is online these days. From a swallowed pill, to a sheet beneath a rustling baby, to a New England tomato, each can now transmit data about its surroundings to the cloud. Welcome to the brave new world of the Internet of Things (IoT) in which networks of sensors relay information about the physical world to “smart” machines...

The security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has contracted Guardtime Federal to provide blockchain cyber security. Guardtime Federal will be a key supplier to integrate a variety of cyber-related elements into systems engineering processes, supply chain risk management and software development efforts. According to cnet.com, it’s the first US defense contractor to adopt blockchain as part of its security approach. A...

A new mission to Saturn’s moons Titan or Enceladus to find signs of life beyond Earth cannot be ruled out as NASA says it is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system mission to be launched in the mid-2020s. The proposed missions of discovery — submitted under NASA’s New Frontiers programme —will undergo scientific and technical review over the...

HYDERABAD, INDIA – May 6, 2017 – Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, today announced the launch of ‘Pega Teach for Change’ and unveiled its plans for its largest corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in collaboration with ‘Teach for Change,’ an NGO that specializes in training primary and high government...

The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday. The SolarStratos, a super-light, sleek, white two-seater aircraft with long wings covered with solar panels, took off from Payerne at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), according to an AFP photographer at the airbase in western Switzerland. "The maiden flight of the prototype ... went...